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Old 02-13-2020, 10:55 AM   #12
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Re: Burnt alternator wire-useable link

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Originally Posted by franken View Post
It sounds like you're measuring voltage, not current. That's fine, but understand the difference. Voltage is like water pressure, and current is like water flow.
To measure current, you disconnect something in the circuit and put the meter in series w/ the load.
You've got that backwards, Voltage is like flow amperage is like pressure, resistance is what creates pressure.
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